ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 335807
| Date: | Monday 20 August 1951 |
| Time: | 19:20 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-2 |
| Owner/operator: | GUSMP, Directorate of Polar Aviation |
| Registration: | CCCP-N566 |
| MSN: | 10947301 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1951 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 400 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lena River near Yakutsk -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The An-2 crashed when taking off with the gust locks on the ailerons still attached. The aircraft crashed into the Lena River, 500 metres from the banks and sank.
Sources:
Soviet Transports
airdisaster.ru
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